James Harden has a wink-wink guarantee from the Rockets?
Source: RealGM
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Kurt Helin @basketballtalkSpeculation that 76ers gave “wink-wink guarantee” to Harden for big payday next summer nba.nbcsports.com/2022/07/24/spe… – 8:02 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Regular season leaders over the last 10 seasons:
PTS — James Harden
REB — Andre Drummond
AST — Russell Westbrook
STL — Chris Paul
BLK — Anthony Davis
FG — LeBron James
3P — Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/VYP1d7uxcG – 3:38 PM Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA
Catching up on old pods I couldn’t listen to during the season and found this particular clip hilarious:
“ didn’t force a trade as James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Anthony Davis did. He fulfilled his contract. That’s why he objects to the criticism.” pic.twitter.com/3N4Kc2A6Sx – 11:20 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most 3-pointers since 2017:
1,524 — Stephen Curry
1,473 — James Harden
1,417 — Buddy Hield
Elite shooting. pic.twitter.com/mVqzfczUep – 2:27 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The James Harden/Daryl Morey “lovefest” … plus the usual spree of around-the-league notes … all via my latest This Week in Basketball column freshly dispatched to inboxes worldwide: marcstein.substack.com/p/an-nba-lovef… – 1:48 PM Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN
New podcast. James Harden allowed the Sixers to restructure so what are their title chances now & what will Russell Westbrook’s next move be (w/@Tim MacMahon & @Tim Bontemps): spoti.fi/3IXIAz6 – 11:34 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG by quarter since 2015:
1st — Stephen Curry (8.1)
2nd — James Harden (7.1)
3rd — Stephen Curry (8.9)
4th — LeBron James (7.2)
Harden is top 3 for every quarter. pic.twitter.com/fp1ZTkqcb5 – 10:10 AM Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Lots of commentary online suggesting James Harden will absolutely opt out next summer, which implies expectation that Harden has a very nice “bounce-back” year.
Danny Green was the only rotation player subtracted, so why does it seem consensus is lower on the team in 2022-23? – 7:43 PM Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
James Harden has been signed. Joel Embiid is healthy. Tyrese Maxey is a rising star. Daryl Morey brought in guys who fit on the roster. There are no more excuses. It’s championship or bust in 2023. #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/07/21/six… via @SixersWire – 7:12 PM Eric Pincus @EricPincus
Latest @BleacherReport Daryl Morey, James Harden Are Playing a Dangerous Game in Philly bleacherreport.com/articles/10042… – 4:25 PM Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: James Harden agreed to take a massive paycut in his new deal with Sixers. A look at the potential ramifications of that for the #Celtics this year and beyond in a loaded Eastern Conference. masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 12:06 PM The Ringer @ringernba
✓ James Harden re-signing with the Sixers
✓ The recent news around Russ and the Lakers
✓ Washed or Not: Best remaining free agents edition
#RingerNBA with @Justin Verrier and @Seerat Sohi: open.spotify.com/episode/7yS7PF… – 11:58 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most all-time playoff points without winning a ring:
4,761 — Karl Malone
3,623 — Elgin Baylor
3,414 — James Harden
2,972 — Reggie Miller
2,894 — Chris Paul pic.twitter.com/PM2HrBeXrE – 9:34 AM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
James Harden sticking around and additional depth for the Philadelphia 76ers #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13… – 4:00 AM